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Home > Beatles diary > Live > Live: Grafton Rooms, Liverpool

Live: Grafton Rooms, Liverpool

6.00pm, Thursday 10 January 1963 (49 years ago)

The Beatles performed in Liverpool on this evening for the first time in 1963, with a show at the Grafton Rooms, West Derby Road.

10 January 1963 It was the group's second engagement at the venue. The concert garnered record-breaking attendance figures, with a large turnout for the group following their Scottish tour.

According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, 100 tickets were stolen before the show, but these were declared invalid due to each one being numbered.

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